California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5km NNE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5km NNE of Anza, CA on Fri, Mar 23, 1979, 3:36 PM PST (23:36 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 22km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-03-23 23:36:09 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.595° N, 116.643° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km NE of Anza, CA · 17358 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.67km NNE of Anza, CA · 17358 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.220km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.823km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.720km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.06km NE of Anza, CA · 17358 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.720km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.720km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.822km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.520km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.720km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.122km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.122km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.821km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.66km NE of Anza, CA · 17358 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.922km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.822km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.022km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.523km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.122km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.721km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.823km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.922km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.720km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.323km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.614km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.614km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.022km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.522km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.322km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.524km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.521km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.34km S of Loma Linda, CA · 17358 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.824km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.622km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.623km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.024km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.822km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.712km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.623km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17357 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.222km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.823km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.523km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.112km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.925km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.324km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.824km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17357 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.718km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17357 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.123km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.723km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.723km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.823km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.622km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.620km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17358 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.923km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17358 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.222km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17359 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.622km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17359 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17359 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.625km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17359 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.120km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17359 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.620km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17359 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.023km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17359 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.823km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17359 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17359 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.725km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17359 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.124km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17359 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.823km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17359 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.022km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17359 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3347607. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.